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Untitled (Self Portrait While Painting) by Huguette Clark (American) - Oil on canvas / c. 1930 - Santa Barbara Historical Museum (California) #womeninart #selfportrait #art #oilpainting #womensart #womanartist #femalepainter #HuguetteClark #fineart #americanartist #SantaBarbaraHistoricalMuseum
Living a life of privilege as the daughter of senator and copper tycoon William A. Clark, Huguette Clark, born in 1906, grew up in Paris and a 121-room mansion in New York -- that had 5 art galleries of its own open to the public. Stories of the copper heiress life have captivated people for decades including her time as a recluse in Santa Barbara, California at the Bellosguardo (meaning "beautiful lookout" for its stunning 360-degree views) estate purchased by her father in 1923. Many people might not realize she was also a talented artist. Trained by renowned Polish portraitist Tadeusz (Tadé) Styka, Clark completed a wide breadth of oil paintings, including portraits, still life, geisha, ballerinas, dancers, and more, throughout her long life with works displayed at galleries in places like Washington D.C. and Paris. Her untitled self portrait, completed in her 20s, possesses a distinctive, gauzy aura, utilizing soft lighting and brushstrokes to heighten the intimacy of her depiction. The artist focuses our attention on herself, the artist, holding a paint palette in her left hand and thin paintbrush in her right. She turns slight to her right to face use while almost avoiding our gaze with large blue almond eyes. Her elegant, simple cornflower blue robe and peach-colored, low-cut blouse with long bow are refined for an artist while her perfectly coiffed blond, shoulder-length hair, rosy cheeks, fire-red lips, and string of pink pearls around her neck offer hints of her attention to detail ... and her class and status.
February 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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catching up on some reading today. #huguetteclark #bleuette
January 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM